Learningisland: 800 books

Courtney is working on a science experiment when a knock sounds at her door. It is Nick and Andie. Someone has stolen the money their grandmother sent them in a Christmas Card! Can Courtney find the thief? What will happen when her own Christmas card arrives in the post? Will her money be gone too? Read...

I never thought my mum’s bad memory would lead me to another case. It was Friday evening. Mum had spent the afternoon gardening in the front yard and was enjoying a well deserved cup of tea. Dad was helping me with my homework. I would have been happy to leave it until bedtime Sunday night. Dad...

You never know what might inspire you. Surprisingly, school has been the source of many of my cases. There’s a whole lot of boring stuff at school. But there are also a whole lot of interesting things that you can learn about. When you find something interesting, like dinosaurs, you never know where...

Courtney Case, the Australian detective solves the case of what happened to her this past Valentine's Day when she received a card from a secret admirer. Courtney's teacher assigned her students to make cards for Valentine's Day. On February 14th, she passed out cards to those kids who had received...

This is the fourth book in the exciting Courtney Case Mystery Series. I'd had a hard week at school, so I wasn't ready for the Saturday morning early knock on my door. I pulled the blankets over my head, hoping whoever it was would go away. A soft paw reached under the blankets and batted at...

Courtney and her class are visiting the museum to view the exhibit on Ancient Egypt. A quick trip to the bathroom leads to a mystery when they come out to find the museum empty. Where has everyone gone? What is happening? When their tour guide steps away to find out, she doesn't return! Can...

Hi, my name is Courtney Case. I live in Australia. In my spare time, I’m a Private Detective. I’ve got my best friend and trusty sidekick, Laura, to take notes, and my cat, Maggie. Together, we form the Courtney Case Detective Agency – No Case Too Small. Being a Private Detective isn’t always...

Simon sat at his desk in his room, doing homework. A tapping on the window distracted him. He looked up and saw Lisa and Jack.Simon went to the window and opened it.“What are you doing here?” he asked. “How do you know where I live?”Lisa ignored his questions. “Do you want to come out with...

Kendall and Jamie Broderick are visiting a wilderness cabin with their father. After a day spent exploring, suddenly something is wrong. The weather and fog closes in around them, and the water of Sutter's Swamp seems to be working hard to keep them from getting back to their cabin. They finally make...

"We did it! We finished 1,000 cupcakes for the school bake sale." Suddenly Shing Lee notices that her lucky necklace charm is missing. The iron dragon charm has been in her family for generations and it brings them good luck. Kendall and Jamie Broderick Quickly search the room with their friend. The...

Kendall and Jamie's cousin is going skating with them, but has left her helmet upstairs in her mother's office. They go up to discover that her expensive new laptop computer is missing. There are only two other people in the building and both say they didn't take it. Who is lying and...

The Brodericks are invited to a fancy party at the mansion of an arrogant Magazine Millionaire. Kendall and Jamie roam through the rooms, looking at the man’s priceless treasures. Suddenly they hear a scream, and discover that a priceless diamond necklace is missing from its case? Can Kendall and...

There it sat on the top of the hill, the ancient Victorian mansion. The paint was peeling, the porch was sagging, and inside, a ghost was waiting.Join three children as they move into the house, and come face to face with the ghost. What does she want? And what can the kids do about it?They read through...

A number of items have gone missing from around the neighborhood. Courtney Case, Australian girl detective is on the case. First Mack cannot find his A-Man…AGAIN! Then it is Liesel's beads, a hair ribbon, and other items. None of the items has any real value. So who is stealing them, and why? What...